On page 6, the minutes should read, "The motion to approve the
resolution passed by voice vote."

The minutes were approved as amended.

In a letter to Dr. Bill Butterfield, chair of the Speakers and Special
Events Committee, and copied to Dr. Tom Bibler, Dr. Marsha P. Logan explained that the
$1000 given for the "Sex, Alcohol & Self Esteem" program was administered by
Dr. Ed Smith, not Dean Richard MacDougall as reported on the Committee Report of February
15, 1994. The report, as attached to Faculty Council Minutes of April 21, 1994, will be
amended to reflect this change.

Professor Greg Sedrick, chair, distributed a new list of committee
members. (This new list is attached to the minutes.) He announced that we needed to elect
a replacement for Jocelyn Sanders, who resigned from Faculty Council. (It should be noted
that Professor Sanders was elected both to Council and to the Committee on Committees in
her absence.) Professor Sedrick read a list of current members and noted that the
committee is composed of Faculty Council members only. Professor Sedrick nominated
Professor Jim Stroud; Professor Martha Butterfield seconded the motion. The nominations
were closed, and Professor Stroud was elected by acclamation.

Professor Sedrick asked that committee chairs send him a copy of their
meeting notices minutes.

Report of the General Education Committee

Professor Martha Butterfield announced that Humanities 219 (African
American Literature) had been approved as a Category G course.

Because Mr. Richard Brown had not yet arrived, Council moved to agenda
item 6.

Report of the Provost

Provost Grayson Walker distributed a one-page sheet entitled
"Academic Affairs Reorganization" (attached to these minutes) and explained some
of the new duties of Dr. William Aiken (new title: Associate Provost for Academic
Administration), Dr. Jane Harbaugh (same title: Associate Provost for Undergraduate and
Special Programs), and Dr. Richard Gruetzemacher (new title: Director of Office of
Planning, Evaluation, and Institutional Research). Several areas will report directly to
the Provost.

Professor Nick Honerkamp asked if Diane Miller was still with Grants.
Dr. Walker replied, yes, half-time. He understands the importance of staffing the Grants
office, and the Administration will be looking at that.

Professor Maria Smith asked where Institutional Review would be
located. Dr. Walker explained that it is part of the Office of Planning, Evaluation, and
Institutional Research.

Professor Prem Chopra asked where the Associate Provost for Graduate
Studies and Research was. Dr. Walker said that when Dr. Marvin Ernst returned to full-time
teaching, no replacement was named. The Administration will assess the situation.
Currently, that area is included with Graduate Programs. When asked about Human Subjects
Review, Dr. Walker said that Dr. Clint Smullen in CECA was handling that responsibility.

With respect to the report of the Task Force on Sexual Harassment, Dr.
Walker reviewed its history: The Committee had produced a fine set of recommendations,
which were read and discussed at a spring 1994 Faculty Council meeting and then sent to
legal counsel. Steve Sprouse in Knoxville wants to meet with the Task Force because
although he supports the report generally, he has a few questions. After that meeting, we
can go further. Mr. Sprouse will attempt to visit within the next two weeks. He has some
suggestions for modifications of the language. After that, the report will be sent to the
Deans Council, Chancellors staff, and Faculty Council, before reaching the
Chancellor for final approval.

With respect to continuation standards, last year the faculty passed a
proposal to change continuation standards and sent the document to Knoxville. Knoxville
said that they would not sent it on to the Board of Trustees because it did not address
the negative impact on minority students. Dr. Walker will work with Dr. Jane Harbaugh to
answer their criticism. Knoxvilles questions were more about a supportive
infrastructure for minority students than they were about the recommendations for change
themselves. He expects Knoxville to endorse the proposal eventually. Dr. Walker will
continue to work with the Standards Committee.

President Bibler asked Committee on Committees Chair Greg Sedrick if
that committee had a chair yet. He answered no, but that the committee was to elect a
chair at its first meeting.

Professor Larry Ingle asked if the revised Standards proposal would
have to go through the whole approval process again. Dr. Walker said he thought not; all
that was involved was a few wording changes. It would be fine with him, however, if
Faculty Council wanted another look at it.

Report on Summer School Funding

Professor Bruce Hutchinson asked Faculty Council members to note one
change in the document, an error on page three. In the calculations, the 70% factor was
omitted. A student is worth about $1,044, so it would take six students to pay the $6,000
for the professor. He also thanked Dr. Bill Aiken for extensive help in getting the
figures for the report.

Professor Mike Russell asked if it was correct that five or six
students would pay the salary of the professor. Professor Hutchinson said yes.

Professor Russell asked if ten students paid the whole costs.

Professor Hutchinson said yes. The committee wanted to find out what
happened to the money generated by a class which has more than the minimum number of
students. The committee wondered if we could generate more money for professors and UTC
from summer school than we currently do. Could we permit departments to add more courses
because they knew that the course would have enough students to pay the professors
salary?

Professor Russell wondered why so much of the summer school money goes
to places other than the professors salary.

Professor Hutchinson said that was not really part of his report;
however, much of the money goes to pay support staff.

Chancellor Fred Obear said that the last time he looked, much of the
summer school revenue went to help the university operate a lower student/faculty ratio in
the fall and spring semesters.

Mr. Ralph Moser confirmed that.

Professor Russell commented that he knew summer school was supposed to
be self-supporting, but he did not know that it helped the university run better in other
semesters.

He recalled that we are now celebrating the twenty-fifth anniversary of
the merger and that we fought to get the percentage up of normal income for summer school.
Now we get about half of what we would get to teach a course during the regular session.
Are we up to Knoxville standards now? Do we get paid for summer school at the same rate as
they do?

No one had an answer to these questions.

Professor Stroud asked if summer school spending was part of our recent
austerity overall. He believes that we need to offer more courses, especially at the
graduate level.

Professor Obear responded that we could have higher class enrollment in
the fall and offer more courses in the summer.

Professor Stroud asked if we could get more system support.

Chancellor Obear said that we do not get support from the System, just
from the State; currently we are on the high side. We have a lower student/teacher ratio
than most of the campuses have.

Professor Russell said that he was not sure whether it is good or bad,
but history can rarely offer an upper level class in the summer.

Professor Martha Butterfield asked if we could offer more graduate
courses, which would raise more revenue, and still have a lower student/faculty ratio in
the fall.

Professor Hutchinson remarked that one of the issues we had to address
was whether we are redirecting students from a regular class in the fall or spring. If
that is the case, then we really do not gain anything. But if we have full classes in the
fall and spring and offer the same course in the summer, then it is a gain. We may need to
study this further and sort out the statistics.

Dr. Walker said that the report will go to the Deans Council this
fall. Professor Hutchinsons committee asks the question, "Can we do this
better?" As we get more international students, we need to know that they want to go
to school year round. Provost Walker sees summer school as a complement to the
academic year. One can even argue that the university should operate year round
because of the physical plant.

Professor Russell asked if the Provost had charged this committee.

Dr. Walker replied that he had not; the Committee of Department Heads
set up Professor Hutchinsons committee.

President Bibler asked if the questions on page three would be
answered.

Dr. Walker said that the Administration would look at them. They do not
think that there is as much economic impact as some think.

Update on Building Projects

Mr. Richard Brown reported that this is a "hard hat" year for
the University from renovation to the parking garage.

The Health and Human Services Building renovation has just been
completed; faculty have moved back in.

The Challenger Center, an environmentally friendly project with
grasslands and wetlands, is scheduled for completion in October 1994 with start up
scheduled for January 1995.

Residence Hall Phase II in the area of Oak and Houston Streets, with housing for 256
students, will be started soon.

Professor Jeannette Vallier asked if any students were still in motels.

Dean Rocky Renneisen said no. All are in dormitories now.

President Bibler asked if the dorms would be the same type as Phase I.

Mr. Brown replied yes.

Patten House has had some hang-ups with the fire marshalls
office. These have been worked out, and work should begin soon. It should be ready in the
Fall of 1995, but more private funds are needed. Professor James Avery noted that there
will probably be a fund raiser to pay for needed furnishings after they talk to the
interior designer. It will be a Faculty Club type of facility.

A parking garage adjacent to the central energy plant will take about
sixteen months to complete. It will have the same architect as the CARTA parking garage;
they hope it will be attractive. The facility will hold five hundred cars, and we will not
have to raise parking fees to pay for it.

Fletcher Hall renovation is a $7.5 million project. It will provide
about 800,000 square feet of renovated space, including 40,000 more usable space from the
old library stacks. It will include a smart classroom and state-of-the-art wiring.

It should begin in May 1995 and be completed by September 1996. Of
course it will involve relocation of the faculty of the College of Business
Administration.

Professor Russell asked if Fletcher classrooms would be in use during the Spring of
1995.

Mr. Brown said yes, but some minor projects could be begun without
disturbing the faculty there.

Other related projects include renovation of offices and classes in
Frist Hall for the Communication Department. Art students will be relocated to South
Stadium, where the portion destroyed by fire is being renovated, providing good lighting
for them.

The Intramural Field was relocated after the addition of the Challenger
Center and has been upgraded with an underground sprinkler system and new sod.

When asked about relocation of Fletcher faculty, Mr. Brown responded
that they will place three portable classrooms and self-contained office buildings on the
site of the demolished synagogue. The Bursars Office will be temporarily located
where the old physical plant was. Founders Hall will house disbursements. Most business
classes will be held inside the old Siskin Memorial Building. They will try to keep
professors classes near their offices.

Professor James Stroud asked if the University had bought more land,
referring to a passage in the five-year plan.

Chancellor Obear replied that the Bryan Funeral Home plus the AME
church will be acquired to add parking for the new engineering building.

Mr. Brown said that among the capital projects for the next fiscal
year, the math/engineering building is top priority.

Chancellor Obear said that he was happy to report that the Chattanooga
City Council had approved permanent closing of Vine Street at their last meeting.

Professor Larry Ingle wondered if the bus shelter formerly located on
Vine Street could be relocated since Vine Street is no longer on the bus route.

Chancellor Obear said that they could look into that. CARTA had not
wanted to make any changes until the Vine Street closing was permanent. We will also
develop landscaping plans for the area.

Professor Sedrick asked about the status of the Distance Learning
classroom in Frist. Mr. Brown said that the second Distance Learning classroom is almost
ready.

Professor Randy Walker asked if the sidewalks by the Health and Human
Services building could be improved.

Mr. Brown said yes; they are our sidewalks. We have a list of masonry
projects and will try to get the sidewalks done soon. He hopes that private owners in the
area will improve theirs too.

Professor Butterfield asked about lighting.

Mr. Brown said that the lighting is the citys. We have met with
them about lighting on Vine and Oak Streets; they will come in and add more lighting (not
at our expense).

President Bibler asked about the expansion of the University Center and
Childrens Center.

Mr. Brown said he would prefer that Dean Renneisen respond to that
question.

Dean Renneisen said that they want to expand toward the parking lot and
eventually tie into Maclellan. The money would come out of student fees (and added to the
debt reduction). He would like to have a theatre-type room (like Chattanooga States
Humanities Auditorium); we also need to expand the kitchen, food services, and private
dining areas. Such expansion might require relocating the Childrens Center. They
would also like to have the bookstore at the University Center with an opening on Fifth
Street to encourage sales to people who come for events at the Arena. Such a move would
also free up more space in Guerry for academic areas. Because this might well be the last
expansion of the University Center, they want to make it the most useful for a variety of
needs.

The Fine Arts Center will also be expanded to add space needed for
reaccreditation, including practice rooms.

Old Business

Professor Larry Ingle said that he thought we should reopen last
years concern about health insurance. Professor Ingle does not have a doctor because
his former doctor is not a member of the network and he cannot find a doctor in the
network who is accepting new patients. This summer, Neal Wormsley sent a list of counties
who got exemptions. When Ingle wrote him about Hamilton County, he received no response.

He believes that we should do something about this, although he does
not know what.

President Bibler noted that at the two-hundredth anniversary
celebration in Knoxville Monday, the representative from the Memphis Campus is a surgeon.
He and President Bibler cornered Governor McWherter about TennCare problems. The Governor
said that President Bibler and the surgeon were wrong; the system is working.

Professor Ingle agreed that no doubt part of it is working. But we need
to look at the parts.

President Bibler said that the governor believes that doctors will
capitulate.

Professor Ingle observed that he certainly hoped he would not injure
himself leaving.

President Bibler hoped that he would not either.

Professor Ingle said that he is concerned about our loss of benefits.
If we go back to a doctor who did not join TennCare, we pay at least 20% more. He thinks
the Committee on Budget and Economic Status should look at it.

Professor Ken Carson said that he read this summer in the paper than an
HMO may move into the Chattanooga area. Would we be able to sign on with it?

No one had any information about this matter.

Professor James Avery reported that not only do you have to pay more
than 20% in many cases, but also that Blue Cross is slow to reimburse you when you go to a
non-TennCare doctor.

Professor Margaret Trimpey said that some agencies have offered
employees an opportunity to go to a PPO at a slightly higher rate. We are told that this
is not an option. Are we part of the pressure to get physicians to capitulate about
TennCare?

Professor Ahmed Eltom noted that we have only three orthopedists. He
called Blue Cross recently and none had been added.

Professor Kingdon said if there is no doctor in a particular area, you
may get permission for a year. But Blue Cross wants you to put pressure on your doctor to
join.

Professor Fritz Efaw asked if the Director of Human Resources could
organize a seminar with people from the community who are affected by these changes.

Mr. Webb asked if he wanted a workshop about the state program as it is
now.

Professor Efaw said yes; he wants to know what to do in special
situations. Sometimes he does not get a memorandum about changes. "Your Medical
Benefits" is out of date.

Professor Prem Chopra said that everyone he has talked to is displeased
with the situation. We need more choice.

Professor Stroud said that the dental plan is also in an odd situation.
You cannot get what you need when you need it; there are no periodontists.

Professor Ingle said that he did not know much about medical insurance,
but he had read that Blue Cross practices have been questioned. Blue Cross seems closely
tied in to the political establishment in Tennessee. Could we approach the problem in a
forum other than system presidential visits to the campus?

We need to make concerns known to the University system people and to
politicians in the state.

New Business

Professor Phil Giffin related a concern about a memo from the Office of
the Treasurer concerning an agreement with Delta Airlines.

Mr. Moser explained that Delta is giving rebates which will go back to
the department if you book tickets using a certain identification number. He hopes that
there may eventually be a Delta office on campus.

Professor Honerkamp asked if this would be true for private trips too.

Mr. Moser said yes. You need to give a special number to the ticket
agent. As far as he knows, you can book your own flight, use the number, and not go
through a travel agent.

Professor Mike Russell asked how it would affect a persons
Frequent Flyer miles.

Mr. Moser is not sure; he will look into it. He thinks it will have no
effect. Knoxville has had a plan such as this in effect for several years.